Art Basel

Art Basel

Shanghaiarchive

Budi Tek plans “serious” space in Shanghai to join his collection of private museums

The collector builds bridges with Tate and MoMA, and buys work by Kiefer, Cattelan and Hatoum

Art Baselarchive

Ron Mueck makes fair debut at Art Basel 2011

His sculptures have previously been available to view exclusively in public collections

Art marketarchive

All’s fair in art market war: Competition heats up as Art Basel and Frieze expand

Smaller art fairs such as the Armory Show and Art Stage Singapore are feeling the strain

Art Baselarchive

How the Art Basel brand was built

Tracing the Swiss fair's ascent from discreet elite beginnings in the 1970s to its current prestige as the international art world's hot ticket

Art Baselarchive

Claudia Waldner causes a stir with ball at Art Basel 2011

The artist held nothing back as calamity was narrowly avoided

Art Baselarchive

This year's Art Basel prepares to surpass last year with adjustments to layout

Art Parcours heads indoors to the city’s historic quarter, while the Messeplatz remains sculpture-free

Art Baselarchive

Based in Berlin: the mini-biennial to fill in between Venice Biennale and Art Basel

This survey of 80 artists will prevent boredom from setting in as collectors are made to wait for the next superfair

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Berlin gallery rejected from Art Basel calls for trade support

Following the Eigen+Art's exclusion from the fair selection, owner Gerd Harry Lybke protests with a request that his artists are not made available at any other stand

New Yorkarchive

New York's lack of a standout art fair

New York is a city with the space and the traction to make introducing a fair of Art Basel's scale a lucrative prospect. So why are locals dragging their feet?

Still a 'Sensation': How much do the Young British Artists matter in 2010, as they enter middle age?

What is the critical and market sentiment around the artists who made headlines at the Royal Academy, in London, 13 years ago?

Art Baselarchive

Singer Paloma Faith takes to the stage at Art Basel opening night

The art fair kicked off at Acqua with Faith's performance alongside friend and collaborator Josh Weller

Collectorsarchive

Young collector Steve Rosenblum plans social space in Paris

The space will resemble a home and host dinners and educational events

Interview with Shirin Neshat: “For Iranian artists, being silent is like taking the side of the demon”

As her debut movie, “Women Without Men”, screens in Basel, the artist explains that cinema is closer to her people

Art Baselarchive

Where are the women of Art Basel?

High priced male artists such as Warhol and Picasso dominate the stands

Art marketarchive

Lesser-known artists exhibited alongside the big names of Matisse, Picasso, and Miró at Basel

Blue-chip dealers have been using Basel as an opportunity to build the potential stars of the future

Art Baselarchive

Where are the women at Art Basel?

High priced male artists such as Warhol and Picasso dominate the stands

Art Baselarchive

Art Basel's installation sector, Art Parcours, opens in city's medieval heart

Visitors' first impressions may have been hindered by the rainy conditions

Basquiat: his market and his legacy

Beyeler exhibition aims to place the artist, who died at 27, high in the canon

Obituariesarchive

Obituary and tributes: Ernst Beyeler

Art world remembers a great art dealer, collector and museum founder

Art Baselarchive

Confidence creeps back for collectors after reluctance of previous year: Art Basel Miami Beach 2009

A new layout might have left collectors feeling bemused but, in the mid-range at least, they were prepared to buy

Art marketarchive

Insurers wary of covering fairs

Stockpiled works in large spaces is a risk too far for some

Art fairsarchive

Dealers at Art Basel Miami Beach refuse to be cowed by market uncertainties

A loss of 60 galleries does not seem to have affected morale as the fair returns with redesigned space and more dealers